Group · Match 4FIFA World Cup 2026
United States
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino Trossero
FT4 – 1
Paraguay
Manager: Gustavo Alfaro
7' D. Bobadilla (OG)31' F. Balogun45+5' F. Balogun90+8' G. Reyna
73' Mauricio
Los Angeles Stadium · Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 02:00 · FT · United States won after full-time.
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United States4-2-3-1
Confirmed lineup
Paraguay4-4-2
26.7↓72'
S. Dest
36.9
C. Richards
47.1
T. Adams
56.9
A. Robinson
87.1
W. McKennie
107.5↓46'
C. Pulisic
137.3
T. Ream
167.0
A. Freeman
177.2↓82'
M. Tillman
20★8.1↓72'
F. Balogun
⚽⚽
246.2
M. Freese
156.0
G. Gómez
165.9↓46'
D. Bobadilla
197.3
J. Enciso
36.0
O. Alderete
46.2↓79'
J. Cáceres
65.9
J. Alonso
86.6↓80'
D. Gómez
96.3↓62'
A. Sanabria
106.7↓79'
M. Almirón
125.9
O. Gill
146.6
#14
Substitutions
46' ▲ Sebastian Berhalter ▼ Christian Pulisic
72' ▲ Ricardo Pepi ▼ Folarin Balogun
72' ▲ Timothy Weah ▼ Sergiño Dest
82' ▲ Giovanni Reyna ▼ Malik Tillman
46' ▲ Mauricio ▼ Damián Bobadilla
62' ▲ Álex Arce  ▼ Antonio Sanabria
79' ▲ Ramón Sosa ▼ Miguel Almirón
79' ▲ Gustavo Velázquez ▼ Juan José Cáceres
80' ▲ Kaku ▼ Diego Gómez
Match stats

Team totals

United States v Paraguay · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
United StatesParaguay
65.1%
Possession
34.9%
0
Shots
0
0
Shots on target
0
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Cards
5
Full-time

Match report

United States Opens World Cup with Win Against Paraguay

The 4-1 goal came in stoppage time when Giovanni Reyna netted for United States with an assist by Alex Freeman.

United States play Australia on 19 June and Türkiye on 26 June. Paraguay's next opponents are Türkiye on 20 June and Australia on 26 June.

United States emerged victorious over Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium in their first fixture of World Cup. The game concluded with a 4-1 scoreline, after 3-0 in the first half.

United States made it 3-0 after 45 minutes.

It took until the 73rd minute before Mauricio reduced the score Paraguay with an assist by Julio Enciso.

In the seventh minute, United States made it 1-0 through an own-goal.

In the 31st minute Folarin Balogun increased the lead for United States with an assist by Christian Pulisic.

Match stats

Advanced

United States v Paraguay · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.85
Expected goals (xG)
0.51
3.13
xG on target
0.67
2
Counter attacks
1
4
Big chances created
1
Match stats

Player Ratings

31 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
United States
Folarin Balogun
Folarin Balogun★
72' · 2G · 5 shots
8.14
Christian Pulisic
Christian Pulisic
46' · 1A · 2 KP · 1 tkl
7.46
Giovanni Reyna
Giovanni Reyna
8' · 1G · 1 shots
7.33
Tim Ream
Tim Ream
90' · 1 tkl
7.30
Malik Tillman
Malik Tillman
82' · 1A · 5 shots · 3 KP
7.23
Tyler Adams
Tyler Adams
90' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.14
Weston McKennie 
Weston McKennie 
90' · 3 KP
7.08
Alex Freeman
Alex Freeman
90' · 1A · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.95
Chris Richards
Chris Richards
90' · 1 shots · 1 tkl
6.93
Antonee Robinson
Antonee Robinson
90' · 1 KP
6.92
Ricardo Pepi
Ricardo Pepi
18' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.70
Sergiño Dest
Sergiño Dest
72'
6.67
Sebastian Berhalter
Sebastian Berhalter
44' · 1 shots
6.66
Timothy Weah
Timothy Weah
18' · 2 shots
6.56
Matt Freese
Matt Freese
90'
6.22
Paraguay
Mauricio
Mauricio
44' · 1G · 1 shots · 2 tkl
7.31
Julio Enciso
Julio Enciso
90' · 1A · 2 shots · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.28
Miguel Almirón
Miguel Almirón
79' · 2 shots · 2 KP · 2 tkl
6.70
Diego Gómez
Diego Gómez
80' · 4 shots · 2 tkl
6.60
Andrés Cubas
Andrés Cubas
90' · 5 tkl
6.59
Ramón Sosa
Ramón Sosa
11'
6.53
Álex Arce
Álex Arce
28' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.46
Kaku
10'
6.41
Antonio Sanabria
Antonio Sanabria
62' · 1 KP
6.35
Juan José Cáceres
Juan José Cáceres
79' · 5 tkl
6.22
Gustavo Velázquez
Gustavo Velázquez
11'
6.19
Omar Alderete
Omar Alderete
90' · 1 KP
6.02
Gustavo Gómez
Gustavo Gómez
90' · 1 tkl
6.01
Orlando Gill
Orlando Gill
90'
5.91
Damián Bobadilla
Damián Bobadilla
46'
5.91
Júnior Alonso
Júnior Alonso
90' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
5.89
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Trossero v Alfaro · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Mauricio Pochettino Trossero
United States · Since Sept 2024
Record
Only 0 matches with United States so far
Coach
Gustavo Alfaro
Paraguay · Since Aug 2024
Record
Only 0 matches with Paraguay so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
USA
3 markets
vs
Paraguay
3 markets
81.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
401Oddschecker (best price)
2.40Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
5.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.18Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.50Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · All games
Paraguay
18 qualifiers · W7 D7 L4
Goals for / game0.8
Goals against / game0.6
BTTS22%
Over 2.522%
Clean sheets56%
Failed to score50%
United States: no qualifying campaign data
Referee
D. Makkelie
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

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United States

No previous fixtures available.

Paraguay
  • 1-0APeru10 Sept
  • 0-0HEcuador5 Sept
  • 0-1ABrazil11 Jun
  • 2-0HUruguay6 Jun
  • 2-2AColombia26 Mar
  • 1-0HChile20 Mar
  • 2-2ABolivia19 Nov
  • 2-1HArgentina14 Nov
  • 2-1HVenezuela16 Oct
  • 0-0AEcuador10 Oct
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
United States
overall
0/0
Paraguay
overall
4/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
United States
overall
0/0
Paraguay
overall
4/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
United States
overall
0/0
Paraguay
overall
5/10